unanticipated en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English anticipated English unanticipated From un- + anticipated.
Meanings
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Not anticipated.
Last February, Elon Musk boasted of “feeding USAID into the woodchipper” as President Trump kicked off his second term with an unanticipated assault on the agency.
2026 February 8, Jeremy Konyndyk, “The Aftermath of Feeding America’s Credibility Into the Woodchipper”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unanticipated | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unanticipated | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
ro neanticipat (not anticipated) · mi matawhawhati (not anticipated) · ro neprevăzut (not anticipated) · ro neașteptat (not anticipated)